Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 64 entries in this glossary.All
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB |
Anchor bolt
|
| ACI |
American Concrete Institute
|
| Bar Support |
A plastic, metal chair or concrete block (dobie) to hold WWR and Rebar off the ground during concrete placement.
|
| CMU |
Concrete Masonry Unit-Block, as used in block wall construction
|
| Construction Joint |
Also known as cold joint, where 2 separate concrete pours come together, usually with a key way or with dowels.
|
| Control Joint |
A saw cut to attempt to control where concrete cracking occurs
|
| CRSI |
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
|
| Dobie |
Concrete block bar support--precast concrete block with or without wire ties, used to support bars above ground for concrete placement
|
| Dowel |
A rod, either smooth or deformed rebar, used to connect 2 separately cast concrete sections.
|
| e.w. |
each way
|
| Erector |
Crew (contractor) who is responsible for the erection (putting together the components) of the metal building
|
| EW |
Endwall, usually the short side with the peak.
|
| Expansion Joint |
A separation between two sections of concrete which is provided to allow for free movement due to temperature changes. The sections are usually divided by PMJ or Expansion Filler.
|
| f'c |
Engineering term describing the strength of concrete
|
| FDR-Foundation Design Request |
Salsa Steel Corp. Foundation Design Order Form. Work cannot begin until this signed form is received along with all other documentation that is required.
|
| Floating Slab |
A slab that is poured directly on over grade or sub-base between a perimeter stem wall that is separated with PMJ.
|
| Footing |
Part of the foundation that rests upon the earth that supports the structure.
|
| Grout |
A fine grained concrete which contains no coarse aggregate.
|
| Hairpin |
Bent rebar in the shape of a hairpin to resist the horizontal load of the rigid frame in the slab.
|
| Haunch Connection |
Where the (metal building) rafter and column connect.
|
| Hickey |
NO NOT THAT! A hand tool used in bending rebar.
|
| IBC |
International Building Code as written by the International Code Council (ICC)
|
| Key or Keyway |
Slotted joint in concrete - such as a tongue and groove joint
|
| Lap Splice |
The overlapping of two reinforcing bars or two sheets of welded wire reinforcement by lapping them side by side. Also, the length of overlap of two bars.
|
| Mat |
A grid of reinforcing bars.
|
| MBMA |
Metal Building Manufacturer's Association
|
| MBS |
Metal Building Software-Software used to design metal building systems.
|
| Mesh |
Also Known As WWR - Welded Wire Reinforcement
|
| Mesh Fiber |
Steel or Nylon hairlike fibers that are mixed into the concrete to provide temperature reinforcement
|
| Monolithic |
Single concrete pour construction
|
Glossary 2.5 is technology by Black Sheep Research